I thank you for your interesting question. However, I can not answer you...i have no idea.

I have been however, intriguished by the photo you have posted.

Indeed, I think that the 'fat woman' behind Princess Mary, is Mrs Greville. Am I right ?

Franck

--Previous Message-- : I'd say they most probably are turquoise as : they are rounded and opaque and there a : preponderance of turquoise jewels at that : time. Especially given as wedding presents : as turquoise is strongly associated with : love, joy and luck. : : Queen Mary, QEQM and the Duchess of : Gloucester all got turquoise parure's on : their wedding day. : : The necklace Princess Victoria is wearing : looks very much like the one worn by the : Duchess of Gloucester (my posting of pics is : still in it's infancy). I believe the : Schleswig-Holtstein sisters left a number of : jewels to the Gloucester's. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : I wonder if the jewels Princess Helena : Victoria is wearing in the photos below : might be Queen Victoria's turquoise parure : which she gave to Princess Helena (Princess : Christian) for her wedding? : : : : : : I had been under the impression that : Princess Christian was said to have worn the : turquoise tiara to the 1911 Coronation and : so I was looking for something large scale. : : : : A report I saw in one of the UK papers : suggests that Princess Christian was going : to wear another tiara - one which she was : going to lend for the Cartier display as : well as the turquoise tiara. (See the last : paragraph) : : : : That got me wondering if the tiara worn by : Princess Helena Victoria matched the : descriptions of Princess Christian's : turquoise tiara. : : : : and : : : : I found the following report perplexing. : Does this report mean that Princess : Christian had 2 turquoise tiaras? : : : : : :